D. Lavalée

Squad depth

Sturm Graz · 29 yrsTransferred to Standard Liege

26.5

Profile

PositionCentre-back

NationalityBelgium

Age29

Date of birth13 Jan 1997

BirthplaceSoumagne

Height187 cm

Shirt number#24

ClubSturm Graz

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Centre-back

Season stats

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Appearances

Goals

Assists

1201

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sturm Graz.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Bundesliga	14	1201	6.99
UEFA Europa League	4	303	6.65
UEFA Champions League	2	180	6.65

Career

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Cup×4Bundesliga×3

Following his move to Sturm Graz, Lavalée's current-season form is up 667% on last season (Season 3→23), while his Rating eased 40→27. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sturm Graz · 1st	14	0	0	6.99	27	23
2024/25	Sturm Graz	30	1	2	6.97	—	—
2023/24	Sturm Graz	22	2	0	7.05	—	—
2023/24	KV Mechelen · 2nd	3	0	0	—	40	3
2022/23	KV Mechelen · 2nd	21	0	0	6.79	52	32
2021/22	St. Truiden · 2nd	30	1	0	6.85	58	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

D. Lavalée is a 29-year-old central defender at Sturm Graz, rated 26.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 207 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (41.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lavalée.

Judged on this season alone, Lavalée graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 5 clean sheets and 3.747 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 3 → 23). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 19th of 24 of the 24 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 29 Lavalée is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22

Current potential19th of 24 centre-backs · Bundesliga · 14 apps Current season13th of 24 centre-backs · Bundesliga · 14 apps13th-best centre-back in the Bundesliga165th in the Bundesliga · potential19th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga

26.5

Ratingi

19th of 24 centre-backs

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.75

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Sturm Graz finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

3.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.5, Lavalée carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 24 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.7%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.747

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %16.7

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900.225

Foul involvement / 901.724

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 29, Lavalée sits on 4.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lavalée's projected Rating — 26.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots6

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success57.1%

Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions20

Blocks7

Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

Standard Liege2026/27 – nowFree

Sturm Graz2023/24 – 2026/27

KV Mechelen2022/23 – 2023/24

St. Truiden(on loan)2020/21 – 2022/23

FSV Mainz 052020/21 – 2020/21Free

Standard Liege(back from loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

MVV(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Standard Liegeuntil 2018/19

About D. Lavalée

D. Lavalée is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Sturm Graz, born on January 13, 1997 in Soumagne, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Sturm Graz currently sit 1st of 12 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, D. Lavalée has made 14 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,201 minutes, averaging a 6.65 match rating over his last 6 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Bundesliga, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Champions League.

When D. Lavalée plays, Sturm Graz's record this season is 2W-1D-3L — and his match ratings average 6.9 at home against 6.4 on the road.

Recent matches

November 6, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs Nottingham Forest (33 minutes, 7 rating)
October 23, 2025: 1-2 loss away at Celtic (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
October 2, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Rangers (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 24, 2025: 0-2 loss away at FC Midtjylland (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 26, 2025: 2-1 win at home vs Bodo/Glimt (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 20, 2025: 0-5 loss away at Bodo/Glimt (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Lavalée at 26.5 with a Season form score of 23, ranking 165th of 207 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Bundesliga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, D. Lavalée has totalled 171 club appearances with 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 31 appearances for MVV.

D. Lavalée's career has also included time at Standard Liege, KV Mechelen, St. Truiden, FSV Mainz 05 and MVV.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Sturm Graz finished 1st of 12 · a title-challenging side

Strengths

Watch points